Don Alberto Pounces for Sarah Lynx

Sarah Lynx (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) threw herself into elite company when besting males by four lengths in the GI Canadian International S. in 2011, and the now 7-year-old mare returned to the limelight last night when selling to Don Alberto Corp for $2.6 million in foal to the recently deceased Street Cry (Ire). Sarah Lynx (hip 136), who produced her first foal, a filly by Shamardal, last year, also won the G2 Prix Pomone in France in 2011, and bankrolled a shade over $1 million. She is half to this season’s G3 Classic Trial winner Sugar Boy (Ire) (Authorized {Ire}).

Don Alberto’s Fernando Diaz-Valdes noted Sarah Lynx would join the broodmare band at Don Alberto Farm in Kentucky. 
“We’ll leave her here,” he said. “She has such a wonderful race record–she beat the colts in Canada and is a group winner in France–and she has such a wonderful pedigree, and is in foal to a great stallion.” 

Diaz-Valdes said no future mates had been decided upon for Sarah Lynx. 

“At this stage we don’t have a clue what we’re going to do, but you have to go to the right stallion, that’s for sure,” he noted. The agent also noted the strength of the market on the night. 

“It’s been impressive,” he said. “A lot of fillies not even in foal are going for a million or two. The market is great.” -Kelsey Riley